HADM 6100 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
One of the Healthy People 2020 goals is to increase quality and years of life.
Answer - True
Quality of life, in terms of health care, depends on daily functioning of the
patient before the onset of illness. Answer - False
In preindustrial America, even untrained people could practice medicine.
Answer - True
In the United States in the early 1800s, most mental asylums were run by the
state. Answer - True
With regard to the legalities pertaining to the Affordable Care Act, the U.S.
Supreme Court decided that federal subsidies were to be made available only
to those who purchased health insurance through an exchange established by
a state. Answer - False
What type of justice is based on people's willingness and ability to pay?
Answer - Market
Medical sociologists define health as the optimal capacity of an individual to
perform which of the following? Answer - Social roles and tasks
, Which of the following has been the primary factor that has shielded the U.S.
health care system from a major overhaul? Answer - Beliefs and values
What is voluntary health insurance? Answer - Private health insurance
If an economist wanted to try to design a health care system based on market
justice, which country would be the best model? Answer - United States, with
a relatively free market
Medicare is designed specifically for three categories of people. Those with
chronic heart disease are specifically covered. Answer - False
The Rand Health Insurance Experiment demonstrated that utilization could be
lowered through cost sharing. Answer - True
The United States does not have publicly financed health insurance specifically
for the unemployed. Answer - True
Financing, rather than insurance, creates demand for health care. Answer -
False
Private insurance was the supposed source of medical insurance under the
ACA. Answer - True
Risk is generally predictable for which group? Answer - Groups of people
What is self-insurance? Answer - Large employers assume risks and budget for
medical claims
2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
One of the Healthy People 2020 goals is to increase quality and years of life.
Answer - True
Quality of life, in terms of health care, depends on daily functioning of the
patient before the onset of illness. Answer - False
In preindustrial America, even untrained people could practice medicine.
Answer - True
In the United States in the early 1800s, most mental asylums were run by the
state. Answer - True
With regard to the legalities pertaining to the Affordable Care Act, the U.S.
Supreme Court decided that federal subsidies were to be made available only
to those who purchased health insurance through an exchange established by
a state. Answer - False
What type of justice is based on people's willingness and ability to pay?
Answer - Market
Medical sociologists define health as the optimal capacity of an individual to
perform which of the following? Answer - Social roles and tasks
, Which of the following has been the primary factor that has shielded the U.S.
health care system from a major overhaul? Answer - Beliefs and values
What is voluntary health insurance? Answer - Private health insurance
If an economist wanted to try to design a health care system based on market
justice, which country would be the best model? Answer - United States, with
a relatively free market
Medicare is designed specifically for three categories of people. Those with
chronic heart disease are specifically covered. Answer - False
The Rand Health Insurance Experiment demonstrated that utilization could be
lowered through cost sharing. Answer - True
The United States does not have publicly financed health insurance specifically
for the unemployed. Answer - True
Financing, rather than insurance, creates demand for health care. Answer -
False
Private insurance was the supposed source of medical insurance under the
ACA. Answer - True
Risk is generally predictable for which group? Answer - Groups of people
What is self-insurance? Answer - Large employers assume risks and budget for
medical claims
